

The Classical Academy Podcast
Trinity Classical Academy
Your friendly guide to the world of classical Christian education. Presented by Trinity Classical Academy.
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Mar 18, 2022 • 22min
Why Study Latin? With Lucy Banduk
Latin: isn't it too difficult, too grammar-focussed, too ... useless? Not at all! Find out why Latin is so rewarding to study—and how you might already speak Latin without knowing it—in this friendly guide to Classical Christian education. Bonus: Youtube Link to Lucy Banduk's TrinityU lecture, "I came, I saw, I spoke Latin" Youtube Link to Ricky pronounces "ough" words on I Love Lucy

Feb 18, 2022 • 28min
Science vs. Religion? with Dr. James Ungureanu
Science and religion at war… is a myth! But it's a powerful one. Where did it come from? And how should Classical Christian schools teach the proper relationship between faith and science? Find out in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

Jan 24, 2022 • 23min
CS Lewis's Great Divorce, with James Johnson
What if the citizens of Hell visited Heaven? The visitors will be surprised, challenged, and potentially transformed—as will modern readers of CS Lewis's visionary novel, The Great Divorce. Find out more in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education. Available on Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts.

Jan 12, 2022 • 35min
Conspiracy Theories Meet Classical Education, with Shea Ramquist
Chemtrails, Flat Earthers, Moon Landings, Aliens: conspiracy theories swirl around us like never before. Why is that? And how does Classical Christian Education help us tell fact from fiction?

Dec 14, 2021 • 18min
Euclid's Elements, with Sarah Carty
Euclid's Elements of Geometry set the standard for mathematical thinking for over 2000 years. In studying carefully crafted proofs, students learn not only geometry and logic—they encounter the beauty of God's universe.

Oct 22, 2021 • 28min
Aesop's Fables, with Rebekah Richardson
Do Aesop's humble fables still matter today? Yes! Fables cultivate wisdom, start students on the "progymnasmata" writing program, and prepare them to share the gospel.

Sep 21, 2021 • 33min
Dante's Inferno, with Zach Weichbrodt
700 years after Dante's death, his Inferno still stands as the greatest work of Christian imagination. But what happens when high school students delve with Dante into the depths of hell?

Mar 1, 2021 • 31min
Influential, Optimistic, Faithful Alumni, w/ Andrew Richardson
Alumni from Classical Christian schools are influential, optimistic faithful—far more than alumni from any other type of school. So says the Good Soil Report from the University of Notre Dame. But why? A Classical Education veteran helps us find out on the Classical Academy Podcast.

Feb 2, 2021 • 43min
Classical School Alumni: Successful, Independent, Traditional, with Aaron Fudge
A stunning scientific report concludes that classical Christian school alumni do better in college and career, are more independent of mind, and more traditional than graduates from any other type of school. But why? A classical Christian teacher helps us find out on the Classical Academy Podcast

Mar 2, 2020 • 27min
A Study Proves the Classical Difference, with Wally Caddow
How can you tell if an education works? Look at the graduates. In this episode, we look at a report from the University of Notre Dame called "The Classical Difference," a survey of thousands of graduates from various types of schools. How does classical Christian education stack up?


